Meiji Satsuma Vase with Figures and Wave Frieze

A small carinate shaped Satsuma vase, Meiji period, 1868-1912,…
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A small carinate shaped Satsuma vase, Meiji period, 1868-1912, signed, the vase finely decorated with figures at leisure in a lakeside setting, brocaded decoration to the neck and a wave frieze to the base, signed with, two characters to a square black cartouche, height 12 cm

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  • Frieze - An architectural term denoting the flat, shaped or convex horizontal surface of furniture, between the architrave and the cornice, usually found on a cabinet or bookcase, or on desks and tables where it may include drawers, the area between the top and the legs. In ceramics, the term refers to the banding, of usually a repeating pattern, on the rims of plates and vases.
  • Cartouche - An ornamental panel in the form of of a shield, oval or rectangular scroll with curling edges. It may be carved into the back of a chair or the top of a sideboard, or present on a piece of silver or jewellery, and contain the initials of the original owner, heraldic symbols, or some other inscription, such as the details of a presentation.

    In ceramics the term defines the central area of a vase or similar with a decorative border in one of the shapes above, into which a decorative scene or figures have been painted.

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